I'm visting Philly next weekend and need some restaurant help... Looking for a restaurant that is asian and/or seafood already considered: Morimoto, Buddakan, Striped Bass. Other suggestions? can be low, medium, or high brow...but bottom line good! Thanks

If you want to do something a little more hardcore (and therefore more expensive) the L'Academie Fundamental Culinary Techniques program, one night (3 hours) a week for 20 weeks, is very good. You will learn a ton and realize that you are just scratching the surface! However, it runs $1,800 plus another couple hundred for equipment (knife set and chef jacket). http://www.lacademie.com/Academic/Continui...onteduprog.asp#

You need to branch out on the Hill! First Anatolia is closed and is now Meyhane (sp?) Other spots: Montemartre (french bistro) Sonoma (newly opened in old Il Raddiccio space) Pacific Grill (try the grilled lemon chicken with noodles or grilled pork with noodles) Ugly Mug (pizza and mini burgers by former Matchbox chef) La Plaza (cheap El Salvadoran food) Belga (Belgium bistro fare)